Kenneth Salter, OH, 1948 April 23

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“SALTER, Kenneth |
| White, electrocuted Ohio State Prison April 23, 1948.
"@oledo, 0O,, 9=18#1946-Kenneth Salter, 32~year-old pri#n-
ter, was convicted today of first degree murder and rape
| in the chloroform death of an ll-gyear-old girl. Lack
of a mercykx recofmendati@n made the electric chair man-
datory. Three co@mmo@ pleas judges deliberated 2% hours.
Salter waived a bjury@ trial. The Toledo printi@ng firm
employee who mopped perspiratio-n conti’nuously@as he
awaited the judge's decision was charged with chloroform-
ing and then rapi@ng the girl as he spent a @ngght ia@n her
home July 1. Court testia&monyl disclosed that Salter,
whoalived in a downtown hotel frequently& took the child
gt ae sister to movies and brought them presents. He
ae Bae @ their @mother said, at a downtown penny

CHARLESTON (S.C.)O NEWS AND COURIER, Julyh 19, 1946

SALTER, Kenneth i
White, electrocuted Ohio State Prison April 23, 1948.
"@oledo, O., 9=18#1946-Kenneth Salter, 32-year-old prisn-
ter, was convicted today of first degree murder and rape
in the chloroform death of an ll-gyear-old girl. Lack
of a mercykx recofmendatiéim made the electric chair man-
datory. Three co@mmo@ pleas judges deliberated 2% hours.
Salter waived a bjury@ trial. The Toledo printi@ng firm
employee who mopped perspiratio-n continuous ly@as he
awaited the judge's decision was charged with chloroform-
ing and then rapiBng the girl as he spent a @ngght ign her
home July 1. Court testismonyle disclosed that Salter,
whoalived in a downtown hotel frequently& took the child
pas irae Peete and brought them presents. He

, ix @mother said, at a downtown penny
arcade zjess cc!
CHARLESTON (S.C.)O NEWS AND COURIER, Julyh 19, 1946

ALTER, Kennet!
White, electrocuted Ohio State Prison April 23, 1948.
"@oledo, 0,, 9=18#1946-Kenneth Salter, 32-year-old prifmn-
ter, was convicted today of first degree murder and rape
in the chloroform death of an ll-pyear-old girl. Lack
of a mercyhd recomendati@i made the electric chair man-
datory. Three cofmmo® pleas judges deliberated 24 hours.
Salter waived a djuryl trial. The Toledo printifmg firm

whoglived in a downtown hotel frequently took the child
and her sister to movies and brought them presents. He
#met the girls,@ their @mother said, at a downtown penny
arcade......,"

CHARLESTON (S.C.)O NEWS AND COURIER, Julyh 19, 1946



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